Palettes / Colors / #CEDCD6
#CEDCD6 — Pale Dusty Green
#CEDCD6 is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CEDCD6 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#CEDCD6 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #DDCFD5; it also sits naturally between #CFDDD0 and #CFDCDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEDCD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 220, 214 |
| HSL | 154°, 17%, 84% |
| HSV | 154°, 6%, 86% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 3%, 14% |
| XYZ | 63.18, 69.16, 73.64 |
| Yxy | 69.16, 0.3067, 0.3358 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.58, -5.80, 1.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.16, -5.57, 1.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 86% · Blue 84%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEDCD6
.text { color: #CEDCD6; }
.background { background-color: #CEDCD6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDCD6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 220, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(154, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDCD6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 220, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDCD6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 220, 214, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEDCD6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDCD6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDCFD5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEDCD6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDCD6
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CEDCD6: ·
How #CEDCD6 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #CEDCD6 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CEDCD6?
#CEDCD6 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 206, 220, 214). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDCD6?
#CEDCD6 is RGB 206, 220, 214 — HSL 154°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 3%, 14%.
What colors go with #CEDCD6?
Its complement is #DDCFD5; analogous partners are #CFDDD0 and #CFDCDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEDCD6 for text?
Black text on #CEDCD6 has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.